Developer Ditches External Harnesses for Custom Hermes-Agent in Production
alexcovo_eth · x · 2026-08-02
A developer reported that despite advancements in tools like ChatGPT Codex and Claude-Code, they underperform in production during basic implementation and goal execution. In contrast, working directly within their custom Hermes-Agent yields better contextual understanding and results. The author highlights the potential pitfalls of relying on external agent harnesses and seeks community opinions on the matter.
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